Feed-trough



F. C. BORTON. FEED TROUGH. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 28, 1919.

Pa gented Mar. 16, 1920.

FJQ 1 INVENTUH 7/ 0% FRED c. neuron, F FAYETTE; OHIO.

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" Specification of LettersPatent. Patented Mar. 16, 1920- Application filed November 2c, 1919. Serial no. 341,252.

To all whom it may concern. y

I Be it known that I, Fnnn C. Boarox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fayette, in the county of Fulton and State of Ohio, 11 re invented a certain new and useful Feed-Trough; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention. such will enable others skilled in the-art to which it appertains to make and use the same; reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon. which form apart this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a feed trough for stock, which may be cheaply made and yet one which'will automatically supply the feed as it is consumed by the stock. By my invention I provide a knockdownable structure whereby it may be readily shipped or disassembled and reassembledv in any desired locality. The collapsible character of the structure is particularly of advantage not only in shipping the structure but also in moving the structure partlcularly where a large trough is to be moved from place to place, or to be stored.

The invention may be contained in troughs of different forms and tobe used fordificrent kinds of stock. To illustrate a practical application oi invention I have selected a trough containing the-invention which is particularly adapted for feeding pigs. The structure selected for purposes of illustra tion is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

' Figure 1 of the drawings illustrates a perspective view showing one or two 01 the compartments into which the trough may be divided. *ig. 2 illustrates a transverse sectional view of the trough.

In Fig. l. 1 indicates the ends of the trough. 2 is the cover of the trough which is termed of I I getn r by means of the rod 3. It rests on the top corners of the ends 1 of the trough and the parts slope away from the center to shed water. The side edges oiwthe parts extend well over the side edges the ends clothe trcugh to shelter the feed from the weather as much possible. l is a partition extendingbetween the ends 1 of the trough and having its upper edge'secured in position by means of the rod 5 that extends through the ends of the trough. The upper edge of parts that are hinged to trough shaped sheet metal parts 10.

the trough has a plurality of vertical cuts and the spaces between the cuts are turned over to form lips that circle the rod 5. The

lips w ien thus turned leave the spaces 6 along the upper edge of the partition 4. The lips 7 are disposed in spaced'relation relative to eachother. 111 the openings or spaces 6 are hung rods 8., Preferably-a rod S is located on eachside of the partition 5 and apair of rods hung over'eaoh lip 7; The rods 8 will thus be disposed in spaced relation along the partition The upper end of each rod is bent to form a U and in such a way that it loosely hangs on the lip 7 and the rod 5. extend to the bottoinoi the trough and their lower ends are bent outward and upward, as at 9. e The lower edge of the partition at is connected to the two trough shaped parts 10 that flare and circle outward and upward;

The ends of the circular trough shaped members 10 may be supported by the circu lar angle-irons12 that may be screwed to the ends '1 of the trough by means of the screws 13. The side edges of the circular nieans of the angle-irons 14 that are'also secured to the ends by means of the screws that is inserted between the wallsll' and the partition l to; pass down to the trough shaped sheet metal parts 10. The lower ends of the walls are secured in position by means 01' the rods 18 that extend through the ends '1. The lower edgesof the walls 17 are bent around the rods 18 so as to permit the material to readily pass oil" from the walls 17 and enter the trough shaped parts 10. The lower ends of the rods 8 are so located that they pass beneaththe lower edges of the walls 17 and extend substantially midway etween the outside oft-he walls 17 and the rods 8 thus provide a means for disturbing the material if it gets stuck at the lower edges of the walls 17. The hogs seeking for their feed will run their noses along the sheets 10 are protected and supported by The walls v17 are The p lower edges of the walls 17 and push the rods 8 back and forth and thus the material is worked into the trough shaped parts 10;

The end walls and the partsare also tied together by means of the rod 19 which ena nut 20 that threads upon the end of the rod 19 which securely ties the parts vtogether.

The spaces between the walls l'? and the central partition 4: may be subdivided as may he desired, such as by the cross-partition2l. This provides for different kinds of feed for the stock. By this arrangement proportioned amounts of different kinds of per and outer corners of the end walls in ward toward the center of the trough, curved sheet metal trough shapedparts flaring'ttroin the lower edge oi the central partition, rods having their upper endshung on the central partition and extending below the hoppe walls and outward and upward substantially midway between the hopper wall and the curved trough shaped parts. tends through the ends and is prov ded with In a trough, end walls, a central partition extending between the end walls, circular lips'i'orined on the upper edge of the partition, a rod extending through the lips, curved trough shaped sheet'nietal parts connected to the lower edge ofthepartition and flaring outward fro n' the partition, hopper walls extending from the upper and outer corners of the partition to near the curved sheet metal trough shaped loosely on the lips and extending between the lower edge of the hopper walls and the curved trough shaped parts and outward FRED o. Bon'ron' parts, rods hung 

